Recovery Act - Indian Health ServiceComputer Equipment Acquisition

Recovery Act - Request for Quotation - Indian Health Service Computer Equipment AcquisitionProject Number: D10PS18599 RECOVERY ACT PROJECT: THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO NASA SEWP CONTRACT HOLDERS WHO CAN PROVIDE DELL BRAND NAME OR EQUAL COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. The Department of Interior (DOI), National Business Center (NBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Herndon Office on the behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS), is soliciting qualified NASA SEWP Contract holders to submit responses to a Request for Quotation for Dell (or equivalent) Computer Equipment for multiple IHS health centers. The IHS, Division of Information Technology Operations (ITO) is intending to use Recovery Act funds for this procurement. The funding was included in the programs OMB Spend Plan for the Recovery Act as a component of the IT Infrastructure upgrade in support of meaningful use (ARRA-I-001). The Treasury Account Symbol for this requirement is 75 9/0 0389. IHS-ITO provides core network services and support to federal and tribal health care facilities in over 33 states. The computer products associated with this acquisition directly address the equipment needs in support of ARRA related work as well as continuity and compatibility with existing equipment within IHS-ITO. This acquisition supports the objective expected from the spending of ARRA funds as noted in the HIS-ITO ARRA Implementation Plan for Health Information Technology. This plan has been approved by OMB and is posted on www.recovery.gov. The objective of this acquisition is to purchase Dell (or equivalent) Computer Equipment for the IHS. The Acquisition Services Directorate intends to issue this requirement as a firm fixed price competitive delivery order to NASA SEWP Contract holders only. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334111, "Electronic Computer Manufacturing," size standard 1,000 employees. The contract will contribute materially to IHS' successful completion of its responsibilities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Please direct any questions regarding this notice to Mr. Felix Diaz at 703-964-3626, [email protected] no later than September 3, 2010. If you are a qualified NASA SEWP vendor and interested in competing for this effort, you may participate by submitting a response to the Request for Quotation posted on www. SEWP.NASA.gov. E-mailed responses will not be honored.